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Design

Design Drawing
1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a carpet with a wide border and small floral motifs in the centre: rough sketch plan of positions of two central floral motifs and full-size incomplete designs for them.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Brief description
Design for a carpet by A.W.N. Pugin
Physical description
Design for a carpet with a wide border and small floral motifs in the centre: rough sketch plan of positions of two central floral motifs and full-size incomplete designs for them.
Dimensions
  • Height: 263mm
  • Width: 480mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed with colours.
Object history
The motifs are intended to be arranged alternately in lines. There is one large and one small motif. This pattern was registered by J.D. Crace at the Office of Designs on 14 August 1847. This is the first design by Pugin that Crace registered.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Alexandra Wedgwood, A.W.N. Pugin and the Pugin Family , London; V&A, 1985, p. 270.
Collection
Accession number
D.974-1908

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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